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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1928
Page
2
Admiral Hughes presses for a strong navy while Congress weighs ship construction and budget. The piece notes wartime era debates on naval needs, industrial growth, highway expansion, and the role of historians in shaping national memory alongside local business moves and weather shifts.
The piece describes community efforts during winter, with plans for hedges and street work, and notes about real estate, industry, and shipbuilding. It mentions Elizabeth McAvoy Merrill and John Percy from Worcester sending thanks and support for the home paper as readers grow more engaged.
Readers from Portland Boston Burlington Waterville Beverly Brandon and Oregon express strong support for the Independent. They praise reliable news about Path and its neighbors, subscription value, and the paper’s role in sharing local prosperity and community ties.
Fragmentary account traces Bath history with names of houses, craftsmen, and residents from 1750s to early 1800s. Mentions Capt. Turner, Capt. Woods, Old Meeting House at Rocky Hill, and local figures while noting a later dairy production note contrasting New Hampshire and Wisconsin farming costs.
Former film star Marguerite Clark, now Mrs. Harry J. Williams, lives quietly in a grand Main Street mansion near New Orleans. She reflects on aging gracefully, her retirement from cinema, family life with 12 children in college, and her enduring beauty and garden pleasures.
Bodies of three young men found near the road between Chicago Heights and Steger south of Chicago. Police say they were likely killed while attempting to stop or vent work on the liquor racket, though none identified as bootleggers or gangsters.
Morse high girls team meets Gardiner high girls Friday at the Y gym in a Fayette Valley matchup framed as a tough contest. Morse has wins over Lincoln Academy Camden and the Alumni and losses to Cony and Rockland, while Gardiner also fell to Cony, signaling parity. Miss Big Thompson led Morse with 25 points at Rockland in a big scoring night.
The Emir of Afghanistan intends to bring his family and more than 150 trunks to the United States, a move that should win favor with railroad and hotel porters and benefit transportation companies.
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Edgar Guest quotes urge strong action against weakness and complacency. The phrase condemns the throne of fox and advocates vigilance and resolve in the political sphere.
Suggestions for cold weather meals include a hearty chicken noodle soup using stock and celery with a chicken gravy topping, cranberry ice made from cranberries and lemon juice, and sandwiches such as chicken and green pepper, pressed corned beef, and rye bread with butter and lettuce. The text outlines steps for broth, noodles, greens, and serving methods.
Verece Mappett announces readiness for the kitchen as the auxiliary installs a large double sink shelves and plumbing. Two new gas stoves and a bus plate are to be installed soon. UMLCUAL church league urges all players to attend Saturday night league pictures between halves of the second game.
Senator Heflin charged William Randolph Hearst with publishing forged documents claiming a 1 214 000 Mexican fund funded four U.S. Senators. He named Senators Ethan Norris La Follette as initially listed, saying the Senate committee found the claims false and sought to smear innocent lawmakers. He also assessed Governor Smith’s Democratic presidential prospects.
The text discusses birds attracted by shrubs like raspberry elderberry sumac and dogwood aiding pest control. It notes farm business value, subsidies in livestock breeding abroad, elimination of crossbreds, cow nutrition and feeding practices, and farm management trends toward financing, marketing, grading, and standardization to improve product quality.
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